Tests After Grenfell Tower Fire Show Flaws in 82 UK Towers

August 2, 2017

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Peter Reina - Engineering News-Record

Fire tests prompted by the June 14 fire that caused at least 80 known deaths at London's 24-story Grenfell Tower suggest that 82 apartment blocks around the U.K. have external aluminum cladding systems that do not comply with current building regulations.